USA Begin to Stir Player Pool
The roster:
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton, England), Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany)
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, England), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover, Germany), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City), Jay Demerit (Watford, England), Oguchi Onyewu (Newcastle, England), Heath Pearce (Nordsjaelland, Denmark), Frank Simek (Sheffield Wednesday, England), Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England)
Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Manchester City, England), Michael Bradley (Heerenveen, Netherlands), Brian Carroll (D.C. United), Ricardo Clark (Houston), Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England), Benny Feilhaber (Hamburg, Germany), Justin Mapp (Chicago)
Forwards: Brian Ching (Houston), Kenny Cooper (Dallas), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Eddie Johnson (Kansas City), Chris Rolfe (Chicago), Taylor Twellman (New England)
The warm-ups:
Ecuador on March 25 in Tampa, FL
Guatemala on March 28 in Frisco, TX
Chine on June 2 in San Jose, CA
The tournaments:
CONCACAF Gold Cup on June 9 against Trinidad and Tobago at Carson, CA
CONEMBOL Copa America on June 28 against Argentina at Maracaibo, VE
The reality:
While interim coach, Bob Bradley has brought in some new faces to the National side, unfortunately the product is to remain the same—a disciplined, disruptive style that usually fails to bring any true vision to the game.
It’s the lack of veteran quality in the squad, however, that leaves one a little disheartened. With most all the old-guard cycled out, it is finally down to Donovan and crew to prove that the USSF can produce viable soccer talent.
While we should be able to lift the Gold Cup on home soil, the real test is really awaiting in Venezuela.
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